(Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.

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+2005-12-13  Romain Francoise  <romain@orebokech.com>
+
+       * faq.texi (Scrolling only one line): Use `scroll-conservatively'.
+
 2005-12-12  Jay Belanger  <belanger@truman.edu>
 
        * faq.texi (Calc): Updated version number.

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 @cindex Scrolling only one line
 @cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
 
-Place the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
+Customize the @code{scroll-conservatively} variable with @kbd{M-x
+customize-variable @key{RET} scroll-conservatively @key{RET}} and set it
+to a large value like, say, 10000.  For an explanation of what this
+means, @inforef{Scrolling, Scrolling, emacs}.
+
+Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs}:
 
 @lisp
-(setq scroll-step 1)
+(setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
 @end lisp
 
-@inforef{Scrolling, Scrolling, emacs}.
-
 @node Replacing highlighted text, Editing MS-DOS files, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
 @section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
 @cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}